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| The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm |
Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far?
Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He’s bossy. He’s cranky. And weirdly enough . . . he looks a lot like Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist who’s always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?
I enjoyed this book and read it quickly in one sitting. I appreciated the family dynamics - a loving mother and father, although amicably divorced - and a grandfather living in the body of a 13 year old boy and still trying to tell his daughter what to do. It was all quite delightful. Working in a middle school, I know that girl drama at that age is REAL. I liked how the author dealt with that, and the growth that Ellie made through it all. I love all the science references and hope that students who read this will want to do more research because of it, and think of things like consequences. I will definitely recommend this to certain students.
No real areas of concern.
Suggested Ages:
School Library Journal - Grades 5-7
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